Showing posts with label teyonah parris. Show all posts
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Sunday, June 09, 2013

11197: Dawn Chambers’ Triple Play.

In the latest episode of AMC series Mad Men Season 6, Dawn Chambers made three appearances, welcoming Don Draper into the office in the morning. To commemorate the occasion, here are three more appearances:

Teyonah Parris talked to Rolling Stone about her role in the program.

And she also attended the 2013 Screen Actors Guild Awards.

Meanwhile, illustrator Andrea Sparacio presented her take on the character.

Tuesday, May 28, 2013

11162: Mad Men Are Ad Whores.

AMC series Mad Men has become a promotional whorehouse. John Slattery hawks the Lincoln car brand. Christina Hendricks is the spokeswoman for Johnnie Walker Red Label. Now, Jon Hamm provides voiceover for American Airlines. Oh, and let’s not forget Elisabeth Moss whining about migraine headaches for Excedrin. So when will Teyonah Parris land an appearance in the My Black is Beautiful campaign?

Sunday, April 21, 2013

11100: Mad Men Tries Integration.

Dawn Chambers had a subplot in the third episode of AMC series Mad Men Season 6. Don Draper’s secretary apparently is having trouble finding a man. Well, with Hollis the elevator attendant and Paul Kinsey the copywriter no longer around, the pickings are slim indeed.

Later, when Joan Harris fired Harry Crane’s secretary and considered dumping Dawn too, Pete Campbell noted the potential political fallout that could happen by terminating a Negro. Hey, there are only so many token roles available on the program.

Tuesday, July 03, 2012

10270: From Mad Men To McNuggets.

On AMC series Mad Men, Teyonah Parris plays Dawn Chambers, a Black character segregated from the rest of the advertising agency cast. The actress also plays in a Black Mickey D’s commercial—hawking Chicken McNuggets and rewarding her man with tickets to a basketball game.

Monday, April 16, 2012

10010: Minority-Free Mad Men.


Secretary Dawn Chambers was presented via a panning headshot, quick comment and voice through the intercom announcing a caller to Don Draper. Other than that, the latest episode of AMC series Mad Men featured zero minorities.

To compensate for the dearth of diversity, feel free to catch a recent interview with actress Teyonah Parris.